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Jacksonville couple sentenced for 2013 hit-and-run death of 2-year-old

Scott

Siplin

A Jacksonville man and woman were sentenced Friday in the 2013 hit-and-run death of 2-year-old Janya Solomon at the Harold House apartments on Ring Lane, according to the State Attorney’s Office.

Serdarus Miguel Scott, 35, was sentenced to 15 years in prison and five more years of probation for leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and driving while license suspended, prosecutors said. His girlfriend, Ariel Alexis Siplin, 29, received one year in jail for accessory after the fact and tampering with evidence. Both pleaded guilty to these charges in June.

The toddler was following her older sister across the apartment parking lot about 5:15 p.m. June 30 when she was hit, her father said. Scott stopped and got out, then told Siplin to get in the driver’s seat. She drove away as Scott ran, and the couple went into hiding until captured days later, the State Attorney’s Office said.

Duval County court records show Scott has at least 30 traffic stops and multiple citations, including a dozen operating a motor vehicle with a suspended or revoked license.